Desserts are easy to cook in a Dutch oven and an apple cobbler is a popular dessert to cook.  It's easy to do, makes a perfect dessert for camping out, and will give your meal a delicious ending.  There are lots of Dutch oven apple cobbler recipes out there, but here are two of my favorites, along with a pie and fritters.  I hope you enjoy them.

Dutch Oven Apple Caramel Cobbler

8-10 large granny smith apples; peeled, cored and sliced
2 T. lemon juice
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 Cup flour
1 T ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
3/4 tsp salt
1 (12 oz.) jar caramel sauce
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup instant oatmeal
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup melted butter

Add apples and lemon juice to a buttered Dutch oven and stir to coat. In a separate dish combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt and mix.  Pour the dry ingredient mix over the apples and stir until the apples are well coated. Pour the caramel sauce over the top.

In a separate bowl combine the brown sugar, flour, oatmeal, and walnuts and stir. Use a fork to mix in the melted butter to form coarse crumbs. Spread this topping over apples.  Cover the Dutch oven and bake using 10-12 briquettes on the bottom and 16-18 briquettes on top for 60 minutes.

Dutch Oven Apple Cobbler Deluxe

Apple Cobber Filling

8 cups apples, thinly sliced
2 cups flour
1 cup dried currants or raisins
1 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking powder
1 ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans

Apple Cobbler Topping

½ tsp salt
2 cups sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
½ cup butter, melted

Place the apples in a buttered Dutch oven. Sprinkle raisins over the apples. Separately, combine sugar, cinnamon, and 1 cup of the pecans and stir to mix. Sprinkle this mixture over the top of the apples.

Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Separately mix together eggs, evaporated milk and melted butter. Add the liquid ingredients to the dry mixture and mix until smooth. Pour the batter over the apples and then sprinkle with the remaining pecans.  Cover the oven and bake for 45 to 60 minutes using 8-10 briquettes on the bottom and 14-16 briquettes on the top until the topping is golden brown.

Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Dutch Oven Apple Crumb Pie

3 cups peeled, cored, and diced apples
1 cup white sugar
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup flour
1 stick [1/2 cup] margarine, melted

Place the apples in a Dutch oven and pour white sugar over the top. Let stand 15 minutes. Mix together the brown sugar, flour, and melted margarine. Pour over the apples and bake until golden brown, about 30-45 minutes.

from Debbie

Dutch Oven Apple Fritters

1 egg
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup milk
¾ cup flour
1 cup powdered sugar
6 apples sliced
cooking oil

Combine the egg, salt, baking powder, milk and flour to make a batter. Put 1" of vegetable oil in Dutch oven and heat until hot. Dip sliced apples into the batter and deep fry in the oil. Roll in powdered sugar.

A yummy variation is to substitute bananas for the apples!

Dutch oven desserts are some of my favorite!  I hope that you enjoy these.

P.S., If you are looking for some more great Dutch oven recipes, I recommend 101 Things to Do With a Dutch Oven.